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STREAMING: Patrick: A Traveller’s Story, RTÉ Player

If you missed this remarkable documentary on RTÉ recently; it shines a light on the alarmingly high suicide rates among the Irish Traveller community through the harrowing story of 12-year-old, Patrick Mcdonagh. “It would be so valuable if all members of the public could see this film, which describes a life lost to bullying,” quoth President Michael D. Higgins. “An incredibly talented boy, interested in all aspects of life and full of curiosity, within one year had his life destroyed.”

STREAMING: What If? December 22, Disney+

Season two of the hot series continues the journey as The Watcher guides viewers through the vast multiverse, introducing new and familiar faces throughout the MCU. The series questions, revisits and twists classic Marvel Cinematic moments with an incredible voice cast, including Jeffery Wright and Samuel L. Jackson.

STREAMING: Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Netflix

From the award-winning Aardman ( Creature Comforts, Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep), comes this eagerly anticipated sequel to the highestgrossing stop-motion animated film of all time, Chicken Run (2000). Having pulled off a death-defying escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has finally found her dream – a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock, far from the dangers of the human world. When she and Rocky hatch a little chick called Molly, Ginger’s happy ending seems complete. But back on the mainland, the whole of chicken-kind faces a new and terrible threat. The impressive roster of voice talent includes Jane Horrocks (Babs), Thandiwe Newton (Ginger) and Imelda Staunton (Bunty).

PODCAST: Bah Humbug

Hosted by Irish film journalist, Helen O’hara, Bah Humbug unpacks all manner of Christmas movies with an equal dose of humour and cinematic critique. O’hara and her guests dissect holiday fare as varied as It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), Jingle Jangle (2020), The Santa Clause (2020), and Joyeux Noël (2005).

RADIO: Amazing Sport Stories, Saturday, BBC World Service

In the second season of the BBC World Service’s Amazing Sport Stories, the hosts travel to the west of Ireland. Is Mayo’s football team cursed? Irish-american sports reporter Dave Mckenna investigates this curious case to find out if a decades-old hex is behind their recent failures.